Stout 1 Brandon Stout Professor Miss UWRT 1102 – 001 02 Aug 2017 “Clean” Renea!le "nerg# W$at does one t$in% $en $earing t$e ord “&lean”' Waste Waste (anage(ent) &$e(i&al safet#) and (a#!e *ollution &ontrol *er$a*s+ T$ese are onl# a fe e,a(*les on $at &ould &o(e to (ind $en t$in%ing “&lean+” “&lean+” "a&$ e,a(*le is *rett# &ontradi&ting as t$e# all ta%e *art in dirt# energ# in order for so&iet# to “&lean+” "-en so(et$ing as si(*le as -a&uu(ing or doing laundr# &ontri!utes to !urning fossil fuels due to t$e need of ele&tri&it# to *oer su&$ de-i&es+ .(agine t$e a(ount of C/2 Car!on io,ide !eing &onsu(ed !# our at(os*$ere e-er# da# 3ust fro( $u(an a&ti-it# alone+ T$ere are (an# un&lean a&ts in $i&$ $u(ans ta%e *art+ But out of all) t$e a(ount of C/2 !eing t$ron into eart$4s eart$4s at(os*$ere to*s t$e( all+ T$e air is *olluted and t$e at(os*$ere is infested) $i&$ is also t$e (ain &ontri!utor to t$e infa(ous glo!al ar(ing+ ar(ing+ .f so&iet# does not do t$eir *art in %ee*ing a “&lean” eart$) t$ere ill !e roug$ &onse5uen&es for all to endure until t$ere is no eart$ to “&lean+” A natural o&&urren&e of eart$4s at(os*$ere is %non to !e t$e green$ouse effe&t) $i&$ ta%es *la&e in %ee*ing our *lanet ar( enoug$ in order to sustain li-a!ilit# li-a!ilit#++ Sunlig$t *asses t$roug$ t$e at(os*$ere) $eat is t$en re6le&ted !a&% to s*a&e) and ar(s t$e eart$4s surfa&e+ ro( t$e surfa&e) so(e $eat is t$en radiated radiated !a&% in t$e at(os*$ere) $eat is t$en t $en a!sor!ed !# green$ouse gases in&luding &ar!on
Stout 2 dio,ide Co2) (aintaining eart$s te(*erature around 88 degrees Celsius ar(er) alloing life to e,ist “9reen$ouse”+ "-en t$oug$ t$e green$ouse green$ouse effe&t is alread# a natural o&&urren&e of eart$) $u(an a&ti-it# disru*ts t$e effe&t+ :u(an a&ti-it# refers to t$e !urning of fossil fuels su&$ as &oal) oil) and natural gas+ T$is &auses (ore green$ouse gases Co2 it$in our at(os*$ere+ W$i&$ under green$ouse effe&t t$eor# states t$is ill in&rease t$e eart$4s te(*erature at an a&&elerated rate “9reen$ouse”+ T$e (ore $u(an a&ti-it# is *rodu&ed) t$e a&&eleration of &li(ate &$ange ill in&rease+ "-er#t$ing $u(ans do attri!utes to !urning fossil fuels) &oo%ing) &leaning) !at$ing) &o((uting are onl# a fe e,a(*les+ T$ese dail# a&ti-ities (ore t$an dou!led t$e Co2 in t$e at(os*$ere) &o(*ared &o(*ared to its natural state+ To $el* *aint a &lear *i&ture) as of A*ril 2;) 2017 re&ent studies *ro-e t$at a single gallon of gas !urned *uts 20 *ounds of &ar!on dio,ide into t$e at(os*$ere “:o (u&$ Car!on io,ide”+
Stout 8 ater fro() also 6looding &oastal regions $ere roug$l# roug$l# $alf t$e orld4s *o*ulations li-e “"ffe&ts”+ W$ile regions ill !e 6looded ot$ers ill !e droug$t#+ droug$t#+ "-er#one "-er#one %nos droug$ts are destru&ti-e) due to li-ing organis(s needing ater to sur-i-e) in&luding *lants+ W$i&$ &auses issues to t$e agri&ultural &o((unit# li%e far(ers far(ers “"ffe&t”+ :u(ans need food as ell as ater) and t$e food needs ater to li-e) it$out it $u(ans ill !e&o(e si&% s i&% and ill u*on de-elo*ing ot$er $ealt$ issues+ "-en t$e uses of dirt# fuels) su&$ as &$ar&oal or %erosene it$in $o(es $a-e ad-ersel# ad-ersel# affe&ts on $u(an $ealt$ as ell Ra$ut) Ali and Be$era) Be $era) C$+1+ "-er#t$ing toget$er results to an unli-a!le orld &reated !# an un&i-ili>ed so&iet#+ So) one &an &on&lude fro( t$is !rief t$at if &urrent trends as $u(ans &ontinue) $u(anit# ill die off !efore eart$+ :en&e) a&&ess to &lean energ# is essential to attain a good 5ualit# of life Ra$ut) Ali and Be$era) C$+1+ T$at is $# so&iet# needs to &o(e to reali>ation for $u(anit# or future generations+ generations+ So&ieties o-er t$e #ears $a-e !e&o(e -er# sel6is$+ Sel6is$ness in (entioned is to !e un&i-ili>ed a&ts toards $u(anit#+ So&iet# !e&a(e la>#) and *eo*le do not ant to or% for an#t$ing an#(ore+ So(e (a# argue t$at t$is $a**ened due to te&$nolog#? or% s(arter not $arder+ But $ile te&$nolog# is t$ere to (a%e life easier) it $as also (ade life $arder+ So&iet# !e&a(e -er# de*endent on (atters t$at are not ne&essar# for a li-a!le orld) su&$ as te&$nolog# as ell as !asi& s%ill and %noledge to sur-i-e+ sur-i-e+ T$is !rings (ulti*le issues for our generations t$at ill in$erit eart$+ Unless toda#4s generation generation *uts $u(anities future into &onsideration) &onsideration) so&iet# ill !e&o(e lost onl# to digress+ So $o does so&iet# (o-e forard forard in transitioning to a &leaner eart$' T$e anser is si(*le@ “Clean” "nerg#+
Stout .f eart$ is to !e&o(e &leaner and greener) so&iet# (ust utili>e &lean energ#+ Clean energ# is also &onsidered renea!le energ#) $i&$ are naturall# re*lenis$ed resour&es su&$ as sunlig$t) s unlig$t) ind) rain) and $eat “Renea!le”+ “Renea!le”+ T$ese resour&es are a*art of t$e !igger solutions for eart$4s sur-i-al) !ut t$ere are also si(*le a#s e-er#one e-er#one &an $el* as ell+ So&iet# !elie-es t$at going green is unafforda!le+ unafforda!le+ 9oing green in e-er#da# life a&tuall# sa-es (one# at $o(e and or%) $i&$ our grand&$ildren4s grand&$ild ren4s grand&$ildren ill a**re&iate) sustaina!ilit# sustaina!il it# “10 Wa#s”+ Wa#s”+ Sa-e energ# and sa-e (one#) !# un*lugging a**lian&es $en not !eing used+ Was$ &lot$es in &old ater) ; of energ# used in as$ers goes to $eating t$e ater “10 Wa#s”+ Wa#s”+ r# out &lot$es on a dr#ing ra&% instead of using a dr#ing (a&$ine+ Sa-e ater to sa-e (one#) !# ta%ing s$orter s$oers+ S*ea%ing of ater) sto* *ur&$asing !ottles of ater “10 Wa#s”+ .n-est in a *urif#ing ater 6ilter and reusa!le ater !ottle instead+ T$is ill sa-e (ore (one# $ile *rote&ting t$e en-ir e n-iron(ent on(ent “10 Wa#s”+ .f *ossi!le) al% or !i%e to or%+ =ess gas e5uals feer e(issions into t$e air and (ore (one# for !etter $ealt$ “10 Wa#s”+ All of t$ese e,a(*les are eas# and &ost ef6i&ient in transiting to a !etter life on eart$+ Ta%ing t$ese ste*s are also t$e 6irst ste*s a(ong t$e larger solutions of &lean energ#+ All t$e sa-ings one (ade during t$e transition &an !e in-ested into te&$nolog# designed to i(*ro-ing i(*ro-ing t$e en-iron(ent+ en-iron(ent+ T$ere are ranges of te&$nologi&al a**roa&$es a**roa&$es to redu&ing green$ouse gas e(issions Ross) Sulli-an and Patri&%+ /ne a**roa&$ t$at is ra*idl# groing t$roug$ A(eri&a are t$e *rodu&tion of ele&tri& -e$i&les+ Man# industries *rodu&e ele&tri& -e$i&les) !ut one industr# stands out se-erel# u*on t$e rest) %non as Tesla+ Tesla is a &or*oration &reated !# a
Stout ; grou* of -isionaries it$ one soul *ur*ose) to (a%e t$e 6irst initial ste*s toards a &leaner greener $u(anit# “Tesla”+ Tesla !egan t$eir -ision it$ t$e *rodu&tion of ele&tri& &ars t$at are &o(*ara!le &o(*ara!le to &on-entional &on-entional -e$i&les !ut it$ >ero e(issions+ T$e# gre into (ore t$an an auto(o!ile &o(*an# !e&o(ing su&$ a *oer of in6luen&e to $u(anit#+ $u(anit#+
ero e(ission) !ut t$eir (anufa&turing *lants *rodu&e >ero e(issions as ell+ Tesla in6luen&ed (an# to su**ort t$eir -ision? in su&$ t$at Tesla !egan *rodu&ing ion !atteries) solar *anels) and ot$er &lean energ# sour&es to sell to ot$er (anufa&turers around t$e orld) as ell as residential areas ”Tesla”+ "-en if one didn4t ant a -e$i&le) t$en &onsider (a%ing #our $o(e *oered fro( &lean energ# !# Tesla “Tesla”+ Tesla (ade a tre(endous ste* to glo!ali>e &lean energ#) $i&$ if one going green) &an in-est into an industr# as Tesla Tesla &an gain a great -e$i&le -e$i&le $ile $el*ing t$e orld in going green+ /t$er *oer *lants *ro-ide so&iet# *oer !# !urning fossil fuels+ Re*la&ing t$e *lants it$ renea!le energ# sour&es) su&$ as ind tur!ines or solar *anels is a no !rainer+ But $# do industries still resort to !urning fossil fuels' Afforda!ilit# re*resents t$e anser+ T$e argu(ent of afforda!ilit# is ala#s t$e e,&use to not transition to &lean energ#+ T$oug$ in realit#) &lean energ# is (ore t$an afforda!le+ Tesla alread# $as *ro-en t$e afforda!ilit# as ell as eas# e-er#da# &$anges so&iet# &an *art ta%e in+ Clean energ# is not onl# *ra&ti&al) *ra&ti&al) !ut also (one# is !eing sa-ed at t$e sa(e ti(e+ T$is is a ellD%non fa&t) !ut if it is so ell %non) $at is $olding so&iet# u*' unding is *utting so&iet# !e$ind+ T$e U+S+ go-ern(ent go-ern(ent does not (a%e
Stout E glo!al ar(ing or t$e en-iron(ent a *riorit#+ .n t$e 6is&al #ear F of 201;) $alf of t$e U+S+ funding ent to (ilitar#) so&ial se&urit#) and une(*lo#(ent “ederal”+ T$e U+S+ funding is s*lit into to s*ending4s) dis&retionar# and (andator# s*ending+ .n F 201;) G;H+H !illion ent to (ilitar# and G1+2; trillion ent to so&ial se&urit# and une(*lo#(ent “ederal”+ “ederal”+ W$i&$ t$e e*art(ent of "nerg#4s *ro*osed !udget sets onl# G1 !illion for &oal te&$ resear&$ and de-elo*(ent de-elo*(ent “Clean Coal”+ Sin&e 200H) t$e agen&# &o((itted o-er G !illion) !ut roug$l# G; !illion in t$e &ourse of si, #ears) is -er# little &o(*ared to $alf t$e funding o-er G1 trillion going to ot$er *la&es+ Also) out of si, fa&ilities on t$e funding list) 6i-e of t$e( $ad 6inan&ial issues “Clean Coal”+ .t is safe to sa# t$e U+S+ &an afford &uts in t$ese areas) !ut $u(anit# ill ne-er gain t$e go-ern(ent or t$e su**ort unless t$e# are in6luen&ed and &on-in&ed+ :o is su&$ a *oer li%e t$e go-ern(ent in6luen&ed' B# anot$er *oer *oer of in6luen&e) t$e *eo*le of so&iet#+ so&iet#+ W$en *o*ulations gro into a so&iet# or%ing toget$er) t$e# !e&o(e a for&e i(*ossi!le to !rea%+ or eart$ to !e&o(e greener and &leaner) it $as to start it$ t$e *eo*le of so&iet#+ T$ere ere a fe eas# e,a(*les (entioned earlier on $o *eo*le &an (a%e e-er#da# green and &lean? t$is is $ere it !egins+ ro( t$ere $a**ens a do(ino effe&t to !igger industries as Tesla) t$en industries to so&iet#) so&iet#) so&iet# to $u(anit#+ $u(anit#+ But for t$e do(inos to !e lined u*) *eo*le need to *la&e t$e 6irst ones for so&iet# to follo+ follo+ T$e (ore do(inos *eo*le *la&e) t$e larger industries !e&o(e) aareness ill gro) gro) in6luen&e is $eig$tened) and t$e go-ern(ent &on-in&ed &on-in&ed to &$ange *riorities+ T$is %noledge and a# of life ill !e *assed t$roug$ generations to in$erit eart$) $ere t$e# ill *ro&eed to a greener
Stout 7 orld) t$us $alting glo!al ar(ing+ An A(eri&an no-elist C$u&% Pala$ni% said it !est) “t$e goal is not to li-e fore-er) !ut to &reate so(et$ing t$at ill” “Iuota!le”+
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